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Constable Dies After Electric Explosion Near Budgam Police Station

Budgam, July 10 (KNS): A police constable lost his life after an electric explosion near a transformer outside the main gate of a police station in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday.

Officials said the constable, identified as Altaf Ahmad Bhat, was on sentry duty when the explosion occurred, likely due to a sudden electric fault.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelThe blast caused him to fall unconscious.

He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital where doctors attempted to revive him, but he was declared dead shortly after.

Police have started medico-legal formalities, and further investigation is underway.(KNS) 

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